Post-vagotomy complications

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Differential diagnosis of dumping syndrome based on post-vagotomy complications:

Gastric dumping syndrome should be differentiated from other diseases presenting with weight lossvomitingdiarrhea, and abdominal pain. The differentials include the following:[1][2][3][4][5]

Differential Diagnosis for Postgastrectomy complications Clinical features Diagnosis
Short bowel syndrome
Small-capacity syndrome
  • Clinical diagnosis with a history of surgery
Afferent loop syndrome
Efferent loop syndrome
Postvagotomy diarrhea
  • Clinical diagnosis with a history of surgery


References

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  4. Kwak JM, Kim J, Suh SO (2010). "Anterograde jejunojejunal intussusception resulted in acute efferent loop syndrome after subtotal gastrectomy". World J. Gastroenterol. 16 (27): 3472–4. PMC 2904898. PMID 20632454.
  5. Parrish CR, DiBaise JK (2017). "Managing the Adult Patient With Short Bowel Syndrome". Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 13 (10): 600–608. PMC 5718176. PMID 29230136.